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A Hawaiʻi public school teacher is being held without bail on a charge of distributing child pornography, which U.S. prosecutors said included videos of him having sex with a 13-year-old student.
Hawaiʻi K-12 public and charter schools will supply free period products for students beginning in the fall. Nonprofit organization Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi shared how it advocated for the bill during this year’s legislative session. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
Schools will be the main staging ground for administering the vaccine after the federal government approves it for ages 5-11.
Incoming Hawaii Teachers Union Chief Offers Changes In Style Not Substance - Honolulu Civil Beat Incoming Hawaii Teachers Union Chief Offers Changes In Style Not Substance HSTA Vice President Osa Tui Jr., registrar at McKinley High, will take the helm of the union in July. Reading time: 10 minutes. The Hawaii State Teachers Association has grown increasingly powerful under the leadership of Corey Rosenlee, playing a key role in keeping classrooms closed for months, pushing out the current superintendent and even getting teachers a $2,200 bonus. Critics say the union has gone too far beyond i...
O n days when the internet is slow at ‘Ilima Intermediate School, Sarah “Mili” Milianta-Laffin says it’s like she’s teaching STEM to blank squares on a screen. “Poor internet connection is one of our biggest hurdles as a Title I school,” she says, referring to its high number of low-income families. At Kaua‘i High School, language arts teacher Jon Medeiros is looking for students who have simply not shown up on his screen. Out of his 135 kids, there are five he has not been able to reach despite repeated phone calls and emails. “If a student is in front of me in person, i...